Entertainment

The book, Sulwe, follows the story of a little girl named Sulwe, which means “star,” a 5-year-old from Kenya who wishes she had lighter skin. It will be released next year. As the darkest-skinned member of her […]

On her 47th birthday, Mary J. Blige was presented with a long-awaited star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul celebrated the milestone with her family and some of her closest […]

Lisa Respers France, phillytrib.com The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday was a night of firsts and a reminder of the power of Oprah. “I want all of the girls watching here now to […]

By Lauren Poteat Jenifer Lewis, affectionately nicknamed “Auntie” in Black Hollywood, recently made a special appearance at the Duke Ellington School of Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. where she shared the trials, tribulations and triumphs […]

By JOI-MARIE MCKENZIE, Sabina Ghebremedhin and RENEE HENSON Talk-show host Tavis Smileynded himself again against sexual misconduct allegations on Good Morning America, saying, “PBS made a huge mistake here.” PBS suspended the distribution of his namesake talk […]

By Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News When Kim Fields had the opportunity to audition for the role of Dorothy “Tootie” Ramsey on “The Facts of Life,” the child actress almost walked out. The hit sitcom, which […]

PHOTO CHELSEA/VARIETY by Brian Steinberg (Variety)Van Jones, the civil rights advocate and former Obama administration advisor, will get a regular bimonthly slot on CNN’s primetime schedule with “The Van Jones Show.”The one-hour program will launch […]

Della Reese, who segued from pop and jazz singing stardom in the ‘50s and ‘60s to a long career as a popular TV actress on “Touched by an Angel” and other shows, died Sunday night […]

by Amanda N’Duka  – Ava DuVernay, a recent Emmy-winner for her Netflix documentary 13th, has been tapped as an honoree at the 2018 American Black Film Festival Honors. ABFF Ventures announced today that The Queen Sugar […]

 The Young and the Restless star Kristoff St. John has been hospitalized and placed under psychiatric evaluation after threatening to take his own life. The actor reportedly sent several photos of himself with a gun […]